Miranda Baxa | Consultant, Health Policy & Insights
Economist Impact

Miranda Baxa, MPH (she/her) is a Consultant for Health Policy & Insights at Economist Impact. Miranda provides support for projects related to health equity and health policy. She has successfully led multifaceted research programmes, including Economist Impact’s current work on long covid and the Immunisation Readiness Index. Miranda has expertise in healthcare policy and a talent for synthesising complex data into actionable recommendations. She has engaged high-level stakeholders, including policymakers and private-sector executives, to promote evidence-based solutions to public health challenges. Miranda holds a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Law from Boston University, with a specialisation in Human Rights and Social Justice. Her professional focus is promoting evidence-based public health policy and bridging the gap between research and politics. She has experience in US state government, policy analysis and policy development. Before moving into policy, Miranda participated in community-based research programs that focused on taking an equitable approach to public health research.